Receiving Yards

A few years ago, a wide receiver from Florida International made waves by tearing through the Louisville Cardinals defense en route to a career season for the Panthers. He was overlooked until the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and Monday, a lot of personnel people look very dumb for passing him over.

When Reggie Bush was released by the New Orleans Saints, many thought it might be the beginning of the end of his once promising career. Instead, Bush has enjoyed a career renaissance with the Miami Dolphins.

It’s not often that a player from the Sun Belt Conference is mentioned in the same breath as the Heisman Trophy. Then again, it’s not often a Sun Belt Conference team has a player as special as FIU’s T.Y. Hilton.